The following guidelines must be followed if the nominee is to
be considered for one of the NATFACS AWARDS listed above.

Nominations may be made by ACTE/NATFACS members or state career
and technical associations. It is not a requirement that the nominee
reside in the same state as the person or organization submitting
the nomination.

Nominations are limited to ONE per state per category.

All nominations must be submitted on the official NATFACS AWARDS
NOMINATION FORM. Failure to complete all parts of the application
form as outlined will result in disqualification.

Fellowships will be given to qualified family and
consumer sciences education graduate students who are citizens of
the United States to promote further education and professional
development within family and consumer sciences education. (Number
and value of fellowships granted is based on the previous year’s
interest earned in the ACTE-Family and Consumer Sciences Graduate
Fellowship account.)

During the ACTE Conference, the Family and Consumer Sciences Education
Division recognizes and honors outstanding people who have served
and supported the organization in outstanding ways. Two awards have
been formally approved by the Division Policy and Planning Committee.
The description and criteria for these awards is found below.

OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS AWARD
1. Recipient MUST be a member of the Family and Consumer Sciences
Division.
2. Contributions to Family and Consumer Sciences and the FCS division
of ACTE will be emphasized.
3. The following information must be supplied for each nominee:
a. Record of contributions to Family
and Consumer Sciences Education.
b. Record of involvement in the Family
and Consumer Sciences Education Division.
c. Professional experience.
d. Record of involvement in other
professional organizations.
e. Recommendations from three of the
following:
i. Someone
in the State Department (Career and Technical Education Division)
ii.
A professional co-worker or fellow professional
iii.
An officer of the state Career and Technical Association
iv.
Present Employer

CITATION AWARD
1. Recipients will be individuals or groups outside Family and Consumer
Sciences Education, such as:
a. U.S. Representatives or Senators
b. Business and industry people or
groups
c. People or groups from the media
d. Other professionals
e. Others—unspecified
2. To be qualified, a recipient must have made significant contributions
to Family and Consumer Sciences Education beyond local levels in
one or more of the following areas:
a. Service
b. Monetary Support
c. Other unusual or unique contributions.
3. Duration of the contribution(s) over time will be considered.
4. Detailed description of the contribution(s) must be provided.
Verification and/or documentation must be provided, if requested.